Lower middle income vs Montenegro: Foreign direct investment, net inflows

Lower middle income
1.3%
in 2025
Montenegro
7.3%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
29th
Montenegro rank
28th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Montenegro
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How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 7.3% against 1.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 6.0%.

That makes Montenegro's figure about 5.7 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Montenegro has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 29th and Montenegro ranks 28th of 47 groups.

Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Montenegro Difference Ahead
2000s 2.8% 28.0% 25.2% Montenegro
2010s 1.7% 11.8% 10.0% Montenegro
2020s 1.4% 9.8% 8.3% Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Lower middle income or Montenegro?
Montenegro, at 7.3% against 1.3% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Lower middle income and Montenegro?
6.0%, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Montenegro?
19 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
How do Lower middle income and Montenegro rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
Lower middle income ranks 29th and Montenegro ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 11,875 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.